The second half of Psalm 65 is about God's majesty in provision. He enriches the soil, provides grain, and gives a bountiful harvest. Verse 12-13 say this:
the hills gird themselves with joy,
the meadows clothe themselves with flocks,
the valleys deck themselves with grain,
they shout and sing together for joy. (ESV)
This Psalm was written in an agrarian context, where provision of grain meant food on the table. Whether or not you were a farmer, you had a direct connection to that provision as the source of life for your family. If you work at a computer for some or most of your day and shop at a grocery store for food, you might have lost that direct connection. These verses become pretty and tame--like a cheesy nature photograph. So we might need to refresh our view of provision. If God provides for your family by your work on a computer, as is the case for an increasing number of people, then we need to think about what we are harvesting from our work with the same wonder at God's provision. If you solve problems, enter data, write grants, develop software, place inventory orders, or design machines for a living, then your computer is the pastures, meadows, and valleys that Psalm 65 is talking about. Each line of code, text, or numbers that flows out of your fingers is like grain coming up from the ground. I need to remember that and be in constant awe of God's majesty in provision. As I do, my computer shouts and sings for joy at his glory!
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